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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,032 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,186 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 22R at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport. The takeoff distance was 5,494 feet, which was 78% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 42°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Elizabeth, New Jersey. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 101 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,036 feet above sea level to 32,978 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,942 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 3 miles southeast of 7NJ9 Dave's Aerodrome Cedarville, New Jersey. This cruise phase lasted for 75 minutes and covered a distance of 609 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles southeast of KFHB Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport in Florida. The descent took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 134 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 34,464 feet above sea level to 5,143 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,320 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 4 miles southeast of Lake Hart, Florida, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 1 mile northwest of FD37 Gentry Airport in St Cloud, Florida. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 4,941 feet above sea level to 1,419 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,522 feet.
The final approach to runway 35R at KMCO Orlando International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,314 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 35R, which had a length of 9,032 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,145 feet, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was also good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 0°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 13 knots. The total landing distance was 3,408 feet, which was 38% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 49 feet from the centreline. The total flight distance was 887 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 2 hours. The aircraft used 12,825 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport, achieving a high score of 94.9%. The final approach to runway 35R was conducted from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,314 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 135 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 1,145 feet, and the touchdown speed of 127 knots was well within the recommended range. However, the touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than desired.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from the north. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 13 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly higher touchdown rate.
The total landing distance of 3,408 feet was 38% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 49 feet from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted slightly off course during the rollout phase. Despite this minor issue, the overall landing performance of the Boeing 737-900 was impressive, and the crew's skills and attention to detail were evident throughout the landing process.
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